From left, Neville Amey, President of Little League West; Kirk Thomas, President Little League East and District Administrator of Sports, Parks and Recreation; Kurt Wiksten, Managing Director, Frenchman’s Reef; Mark Brugger, President and CEO, DiamondRock Hospitality; St. Thomas-Water Island Administrator Avery Lewis; Sports Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White; Sen. Athneil Thomas; Leroy “Bird” Thomas, Frenchtown Recreation Supervisor; Vincent Roberts, Sports, Parks and Recreation Assistant Commissioner.

Marriott Owner DiamondRock Donates $45,000 for Makeover of Joseph Aubain Ballpark in Frenchtown

ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White met Wednesday with representatives of DiamondRock Hospitality, which owns the Frenchman’s Reef Marriott Resort & Spa and the Noni Beach Resort, to accept a $45,000 donation to refurbish Joseph Aubain Ballpark in Frenchtown on St. Thomas.

From left, Neville Amey, President of Little League West; Kirk Thomas, President Little League East and District Administrator of Sports, Parks and Recreation; Kurt Wiksten, Managing Director, Frenchman’s Reef; Mark Brugger, President and CEO, DiamondRock Hospitality; St. Thomas-Water Island Administrator Avery Lewis; Sports Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White; Sen. Athneil Thomas; Leroy “Bird” Thomas, Frenchtown Recreation Supervisor; Vincent Roberts, Sports, Parks and Recreation Assistant Commissioner.